WEBVTT .12 NEWS' SHELDON DUTES SPOKEWITH HER AND JOINS US LIVE FROMTHE STADIUM.WHERE WAS SHE SITTING?SHELDON: SHE WAS SITTING JUST TOTHE RIGHT OF THE NET.THE BREWERS EXTENDED THE NETBEFORE THE START OF LAST SEASONTO COMPLY WITH MLBRECCOMMENDATIONS.I REACHED OUT TO FIND OUT IFTHERE ARE PLANS TO EXTEND THENET FURTHER AFTER THE CLOSE CALLHERE AFTER THE 2ND INNING.>> THE BAT WAS LIKE FLYING.SHELDON: OPENING DAY 2017 IS AGAME OLIVIA RECHLITZ LIKELYWON'T FORGET.SHE WAS SITTING BEHIND THEDUGOUT IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THEACTION>> GOT THEM.>> ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HUSBANDREACHED OVER ME, SPILLED THESODA AND KIND OF DEFLECTED THEBAT FROM HITTING THE KIDS. >> IT WAS SCARY AT THE MOMENT.I WAS WONDERING IF IT WAS GOINGTO HIT ME IN THE HEAD OR OLIVIAIN THE HEAD, SO I TRIED PROTECT HER AND HIT MY ARM ANDRICOCHETED AND HIT HER IN THEKNEE. SHELDON: WAS IT SCARY FORYOU?>> YES, VERY SCARY.SHELDON: HOW BAD DID IT HURT?>> ON A SCALE OF TEN TO ZERO,PROBABLY A SEVEN.SHELDON: 7?OK.BUT YOU'RE DOING OK RIGHT NOW.TELL ME HOW YOU FEEL.>> I'M FEELING PRETTY GOOSHELDON: IN ADDITION TO THE NETEXTENSION, THERE ARE ALSO SIGNSLIKE THESE ALERTING FANS TOWATCH OUT FOR FLYING BATS ANDBALLS.AFTER A DOCTOR CHECKED HER OUT,OLIVIA CAME RIGHT BACK TO HERSEAT TO WATCH THE REST OF THEGAME.SHELDON: DO YOU GUYS THINKYOU'LL COME BACK FOR ANY OTHERGAMES?>> YEAH, DEFINITELY.SHELDON: ARE YOU GOING TO SIT INANY OTHER AREAS?>> PROBABLSHELDON: WHILE MAJOR LEAGUEBASEBALL DID RECOMMEND EXTENDINGNETS, IT DID NOT TELL TEAMS ASPECIFIC LENGTH.SINCE EVERY STADIUM ISDIFFERENT, AND THEY WANT TOBALANCE SAFETY WITH FANS' DESIRETO BE ABLE TO CATCH FOUL BALLS.

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Updated: 10:57 AM EDT Apr 4, 2017

MILWAUKEE —

A girl was relatively unscathed after a scary Opening Day moment in Milwaukee.